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- 6 NOV 1986
TO DESKBY 153245Z HONG KONG
TELNO 208
OF 150215Z OCTOBER 86
INFO DESKBY 15083OZ FCO
INFO DESKBY 150245Z HMY BRITANNIA
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HMY BRITANNIA (SHANGHAI) FOR PRIVATE SECRETARY
FROM WILSON.
MIPT:
DRAFT STATEMENT.
1. AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE JUST BEEN ACCOMPANYING HM THE QUEEN ON HER STATE VISIT TO CHINA. UT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, WITH A TREMENDOUS WELCOME FROM THE CHINESE LEADERS AND PEOPLE. M KNOW THAT THE QUEEN
IS NOW GREATLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HER VISIT TO HONG KONG.
2. WHILE I WAS IN CHINA, ALSO MET WITH STATE COUNCILLOR JN PENGFEN AND FOREIGN MINISTER WU XUEQIAN, ME DISCUSSED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND BILATERAL RELATIONS. WE ALSO DISCUSSED HONG KONG
AND REVIEWED PROGRESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT
DECLARATION. WE AGREED THAT COOPERATION OVER IMPLEMENTATION WAS
GOING VERY WELL. BOTH THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND THE LAND
COMMISSION HAVE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB. THEY HAD MADE A GREAT DEAL
OF PROGRESS IN DEALING WITH PRACTICAL ISSUES. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, I. EXPLAINED THAT THE REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN 1987 WOULD BE GOING AHEAD, AL A GENUINE EFFORT TO SEEK THE VIEWS OF
THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. WE HAD NO
PRECONCEIVED HIDEAS ABOUT THE REVIEW THERE WAS NO PRE-DETERMINED OUTCOME. IT WOULD BE
3. SADLY, THIS TIME # ONLY HAVE A FEW HOURS IN HONG KONG BEFORE
GOING ON TO A MEETING OF EC AND ASEAN MINISTERS IN JAKARTA, BUT
AM LOOKING FORWARD TO FURTHER OPPORTUNITY OF TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR
WHILE : AM HERE.
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